NP Practice Made Simple

For newborn babies with jaundice, still, after 5 years, I run my plan of care by one of my family medicine or pediatric colleagues.

And to be honest, for good reason -- what we’re talking...

This week’s video is a type of visit that comes up constantly lately and also terrifies me #realtalk

NEWBORN VISITS. Like, freshly cooked, 3-day-old ones. ::shudder::

I actually love them,...

As a new grad, I'd latch on to a symptom and top differential diagnosis, spending my whole visit chasing that idea instead of stepping back to consider the other possibilities.

Super easy to do...

Becoming a nurse practitioner feels like becoming a nurse all over again - having questions like:

• What did I get myself into?
• Is it normal to feel like this?
• How do I know if this job is the...

Ortho has to be the one of the main subjects new NPs stress about. Experienced NPs, too.

If you're feeling like you don't know enough, and still have to see patients with ortho complaints...

Managing anxiety in primary care is super common, but especially now during the pandemic quarantine.

In this video, you'll learn:

• When it's anxiety... and when it's not
• How to assess...

Getting a job as a NP is SO different than getting one as a nurse.

This week I had my friend Amanda from The Resume Rx on to answer the top questions I got about starting the NP job process.

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Seeing "lower leg swelling" as the chief complaint for my patient as a new nurse practitioner was incredibly stressful.

Should you give diuretics for symptom control? Is this something serious...

Do you ever find yourself spending an ENTIRE 20 minute visit getting a history alone?

And even with all that time, you still leave the room and feel like you didn't even get the info you needed?...

Even though it's not the most glamorous of all clinical topics, atopic dermatitis can SO painful for patients and their families.

And it can feel frustrating for both the patients and providers...